World environment day celebrated at NTPC

World Environment Day was celebrated at NTPC’s Ramagundam and Telangana projects with an environmental awareness walk, a conservation pledge, student drawing contests, and a mass plantation drive that saw 200 saplings planted across the township

Peddapalli: World Environment Day was celebrated at NTPC’s Ramagundam and Telangana projects on Friday. The celebrations commenced with a Prabhat Pheri (environment awareness walk), which was flagged off by Executive Director, NTPC (Ramagundam & Telangana) Chandan Kumar Samanta.

The walk aimed to spread awareness on environmental protection, sustainable living and the collective responsibility towards preserving nature. A world environment day pledge was subsequently administered to all participants, reinforcing their commitment to environmental conservation and responsible resource utilization.

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Prizes were also distributed to the winners of the Girl Empowerment Mission (GeM) Children’s drawing competition, encouraging environmental awareness and creative expression among young minds.

As part of the celebrations, a mass plantation drive was organized in the township, during which 200 saplings were planted with active participation from employees, family members, association representatives and Girl Empowerment Mission (GEM) children.